I have a Tofu question

[Guest guest]

Hello, my name is David(aka dadofjaz2002) and I am very new to

getting meat, and milk put of my diet. I was wondering if I can use Tofu in

oatmeal rasin cookies? Also, can someone please tell me how I can make lasagne

with Tofu. I plan on making my lasagne with spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, and

the other ingredients. Thank you very much for the help and allowing me to be

in this group. Have a great day. David

[Guest guest]

Hi David,

 

I have baked with tofu. Here is a recipe for tofu

brownies that might give you an idea of proportions

for baking cookies. The recipe's from allrecipes.com

 

Tofu Mocha Fudge Bars  

 

1 (12 ounce) package silken tofu, undrained

2 tablespoons safflower oil

1 pinch salt

2 1/3 cups turbinado sugar

1 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup instant decaffeinated coffee powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup whole wheat flour

 Directions

1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2 Using an electric mixer, blend tofu until creamy.

Add oil, salt, sugar, cocoa, coffee and vanilla and

blend well.

3 When sugar is dissolved into the tofu mixture remove

the bowl from the electric mixer and whisk in flour.

4 Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.

5 Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cake pulls away

from the side of the pan. The bars will appear glossy,

almost underdone. Cool in the pan and when cool cut

into bars using a clean, wet knife.

 

Makes 24 servings

 

As for lasagne, I blend firm tofu with a bit of olive

oil, some fresh parsley and a few garlic cloves and

use that mixture in place of ricotta cheese. It's very

good. In fact, I've had non-vegetarians say they

couldn't tell it wasn't actually cheese.

 

Good luck!

 

Shelly

 

--- dadofjaz2002 <dadofjaz2002 wrote:

> Hello, my name is David(aka dadofjaz2002)

> and I am very new to getting meat, and milk put of

> my diet. I was wondering if I can use Tofu in

> oatmeal rasin cookies? Also, can someone please

> tell me how I can make lasagne with Tofu. I plan on

> making my lasagne with spinach, broccoli, mushrooms,

> and the other ingredients. Thank you very much for

> the help and allowing me to be in this group. Have

> a great day. David

>

>

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Shelly,

Thank you for your help. Can you please help me with what is silken tofu? I

bought firm tofu, but beside it was very firm tofu. Is there a difference in

tofu types or stiffness of tofu? Thank you again for all of your help. Have a

reat day. David

[Guest guest]

David,

 

Hope you like the recipe. I'd suggest buying silken

tofu for baking. It would be hard, probably, to beat

firm tofu into submission enough to have it the right

consistency!

 

Silken tofu is almost the consistency of yogurt cheese

or cream cheese. Or maybe more like the consistency of

a flan. You get the idea. It blends in very well with

the other ingredients. Firm tofu would probably be

more likely to crumble rather than get smooth,

although with enough liquid in a food processor or

blender, you may be able to get it smooth.

 

I like to use extra firm to marinate and bake, broil

or grill, because it holds together well. I also like

to dip it in tamari, " bread " it with nutritional yeast

and spices and saute it. The nutritional yeast makes

it taste a lot like cheese.

 

I buy tofu that's produced locally by a small,

family-owned company. It tastes SO much better than

anything I've ever found in the grocery store. If you

can find a local brand that sells through health food

stores, even if it costs a little more, it might be

worth a try. For me it meant the difference between

liking tofu and NOT liking tofu. Plus you're

supporting local business, which is a plus, too!

 

Good luck with your tofu baking!

 

Shelly

 

--- dadofjaz2002 <dadofjaz2002 wrote:

> Shelly,

> Thank you for your help. Can you please help me

> with what is silken tofu? I bought firm tofu, but

> beside it was very firm tofu. Is there a difference

> in tofu types or stiffness of tofu? Thank you again

> for all of your help. Have a reat day. David

>

>

 

 

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person nearest you. "

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